Swimming Bay Scallops Homosassa Florida

A Florida bay scallop takes flight off the sea bottom after being started by an approaching scallop diver.

Video chapter points:
00:00 Point of view of scallop diver searching for scallops in sea grass.
00:05 Diver and scallop make eye contact. Scallop takes flight.
00:13 Scallop makes a landing in sea grass after 7 seconds of swimming.
00:15 Diver approaches another scallop.
00:21 Scallop sees diver, opens up, and pumps up and away to the left.
00:26 Scallop lands upside down.
00:30 Diver picks up scallop.

Video details:
HD underwater video of Florida Bay Scallops swimming off the bottom when approached by a scallop diver. July 1, 2015. Homosassa Florida. Scalloping in Florida in Gulf of Mexico. Native 1080i stock footage. SSM Cat no 20150701a.
#florida
#scallops
#spongebob

[quirkychap]

To everyone surprised that SpongeBob got it right, Stephen Hillenburg worked in Marine Biology. He knew his stuff, and put some things in the show as representations of true sea life.

[cyberwolfy]

holy crap so spongebob was not wrong at all, these things really do fly like birds

[silasteacher]

"Don't eat me! I'm too little!" Cute. I had no idea they flutter around like that. Always thought they just stick there like oysters.

[fuggindegenerate]

So clams really are the birds of the sea.. Spongebob your impact on my childhood remains preserved.

[ego]

That junior, the clam spongebob and patrick raised. He grew into a fine man

[hihello-sxsx]

the dude just yoinked him at the end lmao

[bored_]

HE JUST TOOK IT AS IF IT WAS A LITTLE SNACK ON THE GO LMAO

[pebble]

I DIDNT KNOW THEY CAN DO THIS!? I THOUGHT THEY STAYED IN ONE SPOT FOR EVER

[JASONAMANO]

I love how in the end his hand was like
*THIS SCALLOP SWIMS ILL TAKE IT*

[joshuamartinez]

I wasn’t expecting the nature cameraman to grab it like a burger lol wtf

[basedbattledroid]

"Babe, come over."
"I can't, I have to lie in some grass"
"My parents aren't home."
0:06

[alexjackson]

Scallop be like: "I sleep, REAL SHIT, REAL SHIT, REAL SHIT, REAL SHIT, I sleep"

[bayufadhilla]

Can you hear it chirping?

Aye aye cap'n

[kgsolomanfivethousan]

Scallops are hilarious. Little floppy clams bobbing around like the underwater level of a Mario game.

[michaelweston]

I never knew clams are living creatures that can swim. I always thought they were non moving animals that just lingered at the bottom of the sea floor.

[brisking]

I’m not entirely sure why this is in my recommended, but...


*LOOK AT HIM GO*

[embearasedbear]

I like when he grabs it at the end like, "ima take this one home to eat."

[DEAL]

Scallop: “pls stop I have family”

Human: “haha hand go grab grab”

[boxhead]

I thought this only happened in Spongebob

[chowdown]

I like how at the end, he just picks it up and puts it into his pocket while thinking how tasty it'll be.